Old server..dual 500's or 1 700

[GSD4ME]

Hi everyone,

We have a old server (PII 500) that is running SBS 4.5 and all of the apps (Proxy, Exchange, SQL 7.0, RRAS/VPN, FTP) and they aren't quite ready to spring for the $$$ to buy a new server/software/licenses quite yet so I'm trying to make this thing last as long as possible. We can either put in another 500MHz processor (more expensive) or a single 700MHz. Just because of the applications the server is running, I'm leaning more towards the dual 500 configuration. Which sould I go with??
Please let me know your thoughts.

Thanks,
J.

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The second CPU will probably give you more bang for your buck that just replacing a single, especially for such a small increment.

In the Distributed.net testing that I've done, my dual 450 can out-perform a single 700 by about 25%

[GSD4ME]

Thanks. That was the direction I was leaning. Is this (Q124541) necessary? If so, it seems like an important step so why does none of the cert books on NT4 ever mention this? FYI, I got a question related to this topic on the Supporting NT4.0 Win2K track beta exam.

Anyway... thanks for your input.

[Captain_Kirk]

Yep! The TID is relavent. Must do this. Adding a cpu to a system that isn't configured for Multi processor support is going to cause problems. Will work fine. Isn't the easiest thing to do but it will work just fine. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

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Yes, you will need to upgrade the HAL. You probably currently have the halapic.dll version, you'll need the halmps.dll version.

[GSD4ME]

Hey all, Thanks for the info. I'm still wondering why in blazes no cert books cover this.... I guess they just want you to check out MS KB when you try this stuff and it fails... I can understand that. Anyway, CPT Packrat you are right, I checked and I do have Halapic listed under WinNT Diagnostics. So, being this is my first time upgrading a server to multi-processors (they have all either been already, or bought that way) my next couple of questions will be posted in the WindowsNT forum.

Thank you all for the help.